What’s On 5Select Today Friday 26 May 2023
A full run down of everything airing on 5Select today.
02:00
Walking Britain’s Lost Railways
S03E01
The lines that unlocked the wild coastline of north Devon
Rob Bell discovers the now-abandoned lines that unlocked the wild coastline of north Devon. He begins by following the dramatic Barnstaple and Ilfracombe Railway, which once built, proved an instant success, eventually carrying the glamorous Atlantic Coast Express service, direct from London Waterloo. He crosses to the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, which traverses the wild terrain of Exmoor up to the cliff-top village of Lynton. Rob follows the adventurous, narrow-gauge route, discovering the extraordinary tale of the line’s construction and the very short section that has been fully restored
03:00
Eggheads
S23E24
The Scum of the Earth team from Worcestershire take on the regulars
03:25
Eggheads
S23E25
The Red Roses hope to defeat the regulars
03:50
Entertainment News on 5
Showbiz news and gossip
04:00
Teleshopping
Home shopping
06:00
Teleshopping
Home shopping
08:00
Shop Dormeo
08:30
High Street TV Teleshopping
09:00
Eggheads
S23E28
Look What I Made from Leicestershire try their luck against the Eggheads
09:30
Eggheads
S23E29
The Jolly Boys from Cornwall take on the regulars
10:00
The Yorkshire Vet
S13E11
Julian helps his friend and former colleague Katy with one of her sheep
Julian helps his friend and former colleague Katy with one of her sheep, which has developed a serious eye problem. Meanwhile, one of Peter’s oldest clients brings in her heavily pregnant, former Crufts prize-winner Maisi into the practice, and Matt and his fiancee Katherine set off to adopt a puppy
11:00
The Yorkshire Vet
S13E12
Peter rushes into the practice for a midnight lambing
Peter rushes into the practice for a midnight lambing and, after Julian’s dog Emmy has an accident, he has to operate to remove her tooth. At the animal hospital, Poppy the cat requires complex surgery on her badly broken leg, with the team suspecting she’s been hit by a car, while Peter, Julian and the Huddersfield vets meet up for a ramble on the moor with their dogs, where they encounter a very unusual cow and calf
12:00
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
S16E06
Ben meets a couple in Northumberland
Ben travels to England’s most northerly coastline, Northumberland, to stay with 43-year-old Kezz and 40-year-old Nathalie, a couple who gave up a rock’n’roll lifestyle to become caretakers of a secluded wood. Ben helps the couple with their straw-bale house, gets a crash course in felling trees and learns the traditional art of charcoal-making
13:00
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
S16E08
Ben meets a modern-day nomad travelling across the United States
Ben travels to the deserts of Arizona to meet Dee, a modern-day nomad travelling across the United States in a former military transport vehicle which she has turned into a cosy mobile home. Ben experiences first-hand how challenging it is to live out of a small vehicle in the arid surroundings of the inhospitable desert, travelling side-by-side with his host in his own tiny car
14:00
The Yorkshire Vet
S14E01
Peter deals with a late-night emergency at the practice
Peter deals with a late-night emergency at the practice, as Abbie rushes in her sheep who is pregnant with triplets. The babies aren’t due for another three weeks, but Peter knows he has to get them out or all four lives are in danger. Julian and Anne are about to open their new practice in Thirsk, but they’re nervously waiting for the final delivery of vital veterinary supplies. When it arrives, not everything is quite as it should be
15:00
The Yorkshire Vet
S14E02
Matt rushes to a local cattle farm to help Tilly the cow give birth
Matt rushes to a local cattle farm to help Tilly the cow give birth. Elsewhere, Mike and Rebecca have an amorous pony, who needs an appointment with Peter, and Julian operates on a young girl’s poorly guinea pig, but he is shocked by what he finds
16:00
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
S16E10
Ben heads back to the Saharan landscape of Morocco
Ben heads back to the Saharan landscape of Morocco, where he first met Karen, an extraordinary artist who had turned her back on urban life to live in the middle of the desert. Ben uncovers how the local community has been a source of strength to her, learns of the constant battle she faces with the elements, and discovers the looming threat that could change Karen’s entire way of life
17:00
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
S13E01
Ben meets a Pembrokeshire family living on the side of a rugged mountain
Ben meets a Pembrokeshire family living on the side of a rugged mountain, where they catch and forage for their own food and salvage junk for homemade inventions. Ben helps them put their latest creations to the test in all weathers, and learns about the special global policy for utopian living that they have signed up to
18:00
Walking Britain’s Lost Railways
S03E03
Rob Bell crosses the Cotswolds, following the Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway
Starting out from the Regency splendour of Cheltenham, Rob Bell crosses the Cotswolds, following the 46-mile route of the Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway. The line passes many quarries, all producing the famous Cotswold stone – some now abandoned and some still supplying stone to sites like Hampton Court. With numerous hills to negotiate, this railway was never an express route, but it did open up this landscape to visitors for the first time. From the late 1800s, tourists piled in by rail to explore picture postcard villages like Bourton-on-the-Water, establishing a new local `industry”
19:00
Walking Britain’s Lost Railways
S03E04
An abandoned high-speed railway in the East Midlands
Rob Bell follows traces the course of the Great Central Railway, the final great line of the Victorian era and the last main line built before the Channel Tunnel rail link more than a century later. Starting near Nottingham, Rob is taken aback by the scale of demolition and excavation needed to build this line through the city. Around Loughborough, Rob catches up with the major project that is now rebuilding bridges and 500 yards of track in order to link two heritage lines and restore a 20-mile section of the old route. He also visits Leicester Central station – once derelict but now set for a new life as a bowling alley
20:00
Enigma: The Monster of Loch Ness
A search for evidence of the creature that purportedly lurks in the loch
A look at Professor Neil Gemmell’s search for evidence of the creature that purportedly lurks in the loch. Using cutting-edge technology, he attempted to assert whether there is a plesiosaur in Loch Ness – or perhaps a Greenland shark or giant eels. His findings sent him on a collision course with the passionate local community devoted to one of the world’s greatest monster myths
21:00
Britain’s Bloodiest Dynasty
S01E03
Dan Jones examines the reign of Edward II
Dan Jones continues his history of the Plantagenet dynasty with a look at Edward II, who ruled England between 1307 and 1327. In a story of murder, intrigue, lust, betrayal and revenge, the historian explores whether there is any truth behind the rumours that Edward II was gay, investigates what turned his queen into a bloodthirsty matriarch now known as the `She-Wolf”, and reveals how the king’s obsessions with his noblemen – especially Piers Gaveston – blurred his judgement throughout his reign
22:00
Britain’s Bloodiest Dynasty
S01E04
Dan Jones examines the reign of Richard II
Dan Jones concludes his part-dramatised history of the Plantagenet dynasty by examining the extraordinary story of Richard II, who ascended the throne when he was 10 years old. He won respect for his actions during the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 when he rode out to meet the rebels, but his belief in the divine right of kings led him to become one of the most brutal tyrants in English history. Richard’s rivalry and clash of personalities and politics with his cousin Henry Bolingbroke plunged the country into civil war, leading to Richard being deposed in 1399
23:00
Forged in Fire
S02E03
Four bladesmiths work without any electricity to make a Scottish Claymore
23:55
Forged in Fire
S02E06
Two bladesmiths compete to make a lethal Nepalese Kukri
00:55
Sunken Treasures Revealed: Drain the Ocean
S01E04
Exploring the wreckage of ships laden with treasure
01:55
Walking Britain’s Lost Railways
S03E02
An epic 70-mile route from Scotland’s Lowlands to its west coast
Rob Bell follows the Callander and Oban Railway, an epic 70-mile route from Scotland’s Lowlands to its glorious west coast. Setting off from Callander, he recalls the 14 years of determination it took to build this railway and how, with the help of local hero Rob Roy, it changed Victorian perceptions of the Highlands. No longer a distant land of fearsome Clans, the mountains, lochs and valleys were now a romantic and accessible destination of choice. Spectacles on the line include Glen Ogle, Loch Tay and an impressive terminus still evident at Oban
02:55
Eggheads
S23E26
Odyssey, a family quiz team from Warwickshire, take on the regulars
03:25
Eggheads
S23E27
Barb on Tour try their luck against the Eggheads
03:50
Entertainment News on 5
Showbiz news and gossip
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